1. The body was discovered in the car park next to the Ship Inn pub in Llanbedrog, near Pwllheli in Gwynedd , in the early hours of Sunday.

Emergency services were called just after midnight but the teenager was pronounced dead at the scene.

2. The village has a population of just 1,000 people

Police close the road near to the Ship Pub at Llanbedrog, after an 18 year old man has been shot dead in the early hours of Sunday morning (Image: Robert Parry Jones)

Llanbedrog is on the Llyn Peninsula and is a popular summer holiday destination.

"You don't expect this kind of thing to happen. People are talking, but we don't expect this kind of thing in this part of the world," neighbour Catrin Hughes told BBC Wales.

"It's usually a quiet pub - there are five to eight people drinking in the top bar, and everybody knows everybody - especially at this time of year."

3. Forensic examiners were at the scene this morning and the coroner was informed of the death.

There was heavy police presence at the scene (Image: Robert Parry Jones)

4. The victim was a keen hunter

The road was closed to allow officers to investigate the scene (Image: Robert Parry Jones)

North Wales Police have confirmed that the family of the victim, who is local to the area, have been informed and are being supported by officers.

The victim is said to have been a keen hunter.

5. Four men have been arrested.

The men are in custody being interviewed by detectives investigating the case

Four people have been arrested in connection with the investigation (Image: Robert Parry Jones)

6. The street, Pedrog Road, was sealed off

Witnesses reported seeing as many as six police vehicles at the scene.

But police are appealing for more information (Image: Robert Parry Jones)

7. Police are urging witnesses to come forward.

Detective Chief Inspector Andrew Williams said: “We are keen to speak with anyone who was in the local area last night and who may have seen a number of males in a Land Rover Discovery vehicle at the location.”

(Image: Robert Parry Jones)

8. Residents are in shock.

Llanbedrog councillor, Angela Russell, said: “I’m devastated. I’m absolutely shocked, to think that things like this can happen in a small village. It’s a lovely little village. I just feel sorry for his friends and family.”

9. Gun crime in the area is one of the lowest in England and Wales.

Gun crime in the area policed by North Wales Police is one of the lowest in England and Wales.

There were two non-air firearm offences per 100,000 people in 2014/15 in North Wales, according to a House of Commons briefing published in July.

During the same period, the average across England and Wales was nine per 100,000 of the population.